Director, Americas Benefits Strategy – Enterprise Initiatives
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Danaher benefits leader shaping U.S.-focused Americas health and welfare strategy. Driving data-informed programs, vendor governance, and M&A integration across life sciences businesses.
Responsibilities:
- Design and lead a multi-year strategy for Americas health and welfare programs
- Manage medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life, disability, voluntary benefits, wellbeing, time away, EAP, and targeted wellbeing solutions
- Build business cases using benchmarking, ROI analysis, and risk assessment
- Balance associate experience with cost management and long-term sustainability
- Guide and improve U.S. absence management programs, including FTO, PTO, vacation, and paid sick leave
- Lead benefits integration for acquisitions, carveouts, and divestitures
- Partner with Finance, Legal, Inclusion & Belonging, Talent Acquisition, People Analytics, Internal Communications, and HR leaders
- Coach and guide benefit partners globally
- Serve as a subject-matter expert and escalation point for complex issues
- Monitor cost and utilization trends using market benchmarks and engagement data
- Own the U.S. Benefits Data Warehouse and provide actionable recommendations
- Lead feasibility studies and analytic efforts
- Define success metrics and ensure programs remain competitive, compliant, and easy to use
- Oversee vendor performance, service delivery, and contractual compliance
- Lead vendor reviews, renewals, and negotiations
- Create associate insights through surveys, storytelling, and advanced analytics tools
Requirements:
- 7+ years of experience in benefits strategy and delivery
- Deep expertise in U.S. Health & Welfare programs
- Experience managing benefits on a large-market scale
- Experience working across multiple vendors and large employee populations
- Consulting experience
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Benefit-related M&A experience and exposure to global benefits, particularly Canada and LATAM
- Experience with disability and absence programs
- North America Retirement experience
Benefits:
- Comprehensive benefit programs
- Paid time off
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Flexible, remote working arrangements
- Remote work from home
- Reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities
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